殿下
Chinese
editpalace hall | under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter | ||
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simp. and trad. (殿下) |
殿 | 下 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): din6 haa6
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thien-ha
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tiān-hā
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: diànsià
- Wade–Giles: tien4-hsia4
- Yale: dyàn-syà
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diannshiah
- Palladius: дянься (djanʹsja)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ti̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/
- Homophones:
[Show/Hide] 奠下
殿下
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: din6 haa6
- Yale: dihn hah
- Cantonese Pinyin: din6 haa6
- Guangdong Romanization: din6 ha6
- Sinological IPA (key): /tiːn²² haː²²/
- Homophones:
奠下
殿下
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thien-ha
- Hakka Romanization System: tien ha
- Hagfa Pinyim: tian4 ha4
- Sinological IPA: /tʰi̯en⁵⁵ ha⁵⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Southern Min
Noun
edit殿下
- Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
Descendants
editJapanese
editKanji in this term | |
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殿 | 下 |
てん Grade: S |
か > が Grade: 1 |
kan'on |
Kanji in this term | |
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殿 | 下 |
でん Grade: S |
か Grade: 1 |
goon | kan'on |
Etymology
editLiterary Chinese 殿下 (diànxià)
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- (rare, attributive) down the steps to the imperial palaces where the emperor's relatives live, looking up
- (monarchy) Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
- Coordinate terms: 閣下, 猊下, 陛下
- 皇太子殿下 / 皇嗣殿下
- Kōtaishi Denka / Kōshi Denka
- His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince
- 三笠宮殿下
- Mikasa no Miya Denka
- His Imperial Highness the Prince Mikasa
- 敬宮殿下
- Toshi no Miya Denka
- Her Imperial Highness the Princess Toshi
- 秩父宮妃殿下
- Chichibu no Miya Hidenka
- Her Imperial Highness the Princess (Consort) Chichibu
- 高松宮両殿下
- Takamatsu no Miya Ryōdenka
- Their Imperial Highnesses the Prince and Princess (Consort) Takamatsu
- エディンバラ公フィリップ王配殿下
- Edinbara Kō Firippu Ōhai Denka
- His Royal Highness the Prince (Consort) Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Usage notes
editA form of address with various uses:
- Under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system, for the 皇太子 (Kōtaishi, “Crown Prince”) and the 三后 (Sankō, “Three Empresses”).
- After the Meiji era, for all members of the imperial family except the Emperor and Empresses are addressed as 陛下 (Heika, “His/Her Majesty”) instead.
- After the Heian period, also for 摂政 (sesshō, “regents”), 関白 (kanpaku, “chancellors”) and 将軍 (shōgun).
- For foreign kings, queens and sovereign princes.
Korean
editHanja in this term | |
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殿 | 下 |
Noun
editVietnamese
editchữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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殿 | 下 |
Noun
edit殿下
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